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    temperature checks

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by Damonkashu, Jun 7, 2009.

  1. Damonkashu

    Damonkashu Notebook Consultant

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    Hey all, after receiving my sager 8662, I consulted some guides on checking the temperature under stress (looked in the undervolting guide)

    Attached is a screenshot of my temperatures after 10 minutes of stress test

    I was worried about high hard drive temperatures since many seem to experience that kind of problem, but it seems it runs at around 50 or so celsius?

    Am I in the clear? Or maybe I should perform some more tests?
     

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  2. Gophn

    Gophn NBR Resident Assistant

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    temps are fine :)
     
    Gophn, Jun 7, 2009
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  3. MrDJ

    MrDJ Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    50c under stress is spot on. upto 60-61c when virus scan or defragging seems to be the norm. especially when youve got a 320 or 500gb HD as a lot more can be stored on them so always takes longer.
     
    MrDJ, Jun 8, 2009
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  4. Second2Last33

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    You have great temps, I'm jealous of how cool your HDD runs.
     
    Second2Last33, Jun 8, 2009
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  5. LaptopNut

    LaptopNut Notebook Virtuoso

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    Those temps are definitely fine, nothing to worry about.

    I found that my hard disk now runs cooler after replacing the WD 500Gb 5400 RPM with a Seagate Momentus 500Gb 7200 RPM. Before temps under load could go as high as 64C in gaming for hours and 61C in defragging, but now they never go passed 60C regardless and where as before it would idle around 60C, it now idles way under 55C and sometimes less. Coincidence, I wonder.

    Why would a faster drive be cooler.
     
    LaptopNut, Jun 9, 2009
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  6. h0w1er

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    Do you have a ventilation holes for HDD (made manually) or it's closed as basic?
     
    h0w1er, Jun 9, 2009
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  7. 000022

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    It's normal for a hard disk to be running @ 50C+. No worries there. I think I'll sound the alarm only when it exceeds 65c.
     
    000022, Jun 9, 2009
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  8. LaptopNut

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    I only have all of the standard ventilation holes that came with the laptop. No mods. It is very strange that the two 5400 RPM hard disks that I have used in my NP8662 so far have run hotter than my new 7200 RPM. In some cases the faster drive runs 10C cooler. Maybe it could just be due to it being a different manufacturer i.e Seagate.
     
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    I've just bought also Momentus 500Gb, 7200 rpm, but still waiting for CPU, so I'm curious do I need to make an HDD holes before CPU will come or will be ok. Looks like, according your expirience, it will be ok. Thanks.
     
    h0w1er, Jun 9, 2009
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  10. Soviet Sunrise

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    Hold off on making the holes, h0w1er. The 7200.4 operates surprisingly cool and does not need the M860TU backplate modified.
     
    Soviet Sunrise, Jun 9, 2009
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  11. Eivind

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    The Seagate 500gb 7200.4 uses much less power during read and write. But more when seeking. The idle are pretty much the same as the Seagate 500gb 5400.6.

    However, the max operating speeds for theese HD are only 60c, compared to 65c for mine, 250gb 5400.4.

    Lets hope my new 500gb 7200.4 never reaches 60c when I get it :D
     
    Eivind, Jun 9, 2009
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